Category Archives: Life

I’m getting old. It’s true. Little by little, I’m no longer young. It’s slightly depressing. Sure – I’m not really old yet (by no means am I approaching the century mark), but I’ve begun to realize I’m not as young … Continue reading →

Some time ago I decided it was finally time to care enough about myself to lose some weight and get healthy. Highly determined and armed with all kinds of information, I started on my weight loss journey with a numeric … Continue reading →

Christmas has come – the snow has fallen, gifts are piling up, the decorations are (finally) hung, and the kids have had their annual trip to see Santa. We even managed to get the Christmas cards out and most of the … Continue reading →

Some days I find myself laughing every time I turn around. Not that my life is really all that hilarious, or that I’m a funny person, or that I happen to have a book of jokes that I carry around … Continue reading →

Nearly two years ago, I took a cake decorating class with my mom and one of my younger sisters. I’ve always wanted to learn to decorate cakes and especially how to make a rose out of frosting, so when I … Continue reading →

Isaac has just recently started drawing actual things instead of just scribbling on the paper. He was coloring when I walked over and asked him what he was drawing. "It’s me" he said. I looked at the picture and tried … Continue reading →

I’ve been working on perfecting homemade tortilla shells, for 2 main reasons: 1) I love cooking and I love tortilla shells, so I figured I should try cooking tortilla shells; and 2) I can’t believe how much they cost at … Continue reading →

So partly because I love to cook so much, partly because I love food so much, and partly because I want to have a catering business or bakery someday, I’ve started a food blog. My current plan is to take … Continue reading →

…or maybe it’s the way to avoid the torture? A friend of mine read my latest post about exercise and sent me an email informing me that perhaps I’m going about my weight loss goals in the wrong manner. He … Continue reading →

So I suppose it is time for an update on my exercise/weight loss project. I set a goal this year to reach a certain weight by the end of the year. It meant I’d need to lose a total of … Continue reading →